Individual Talks
These 3000 Individual Talks were originally spoken as Series of Talks, published as chapters of books.
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A Blissful Milieu
Talk #8 from the series The RevolutionAlso Available As: eBookOsho,
As I come to understand more deeply how completely the mind has been conditioned it seems to me that even the guru-disciple relationship is an expression of this conditioning.… Learn More -
A Declaration of Your Self-Nature
Talk #5 from the series Rinzai: Master of the IrrationalAlso Available As: eBook"Maneesha, the deeper I look into Zen, the more things become crystal clear. One thing is its absolute uniqueness in the world of religions.
"In comparison to Zen, all the religions look like entertainment. Formal..." Learn More -
A Small Flame of Awareness
Talk #7 from the series Isan: No Footprints in the Blue SkyAlso Available As: Book"Maneesha, the Zen encounter is not that of words. The zencounter is a communion in silence. When two Zen masters meet, whoever speaks first has fallen from his status. Days may pass by; they may..." Learn More -
Beyond the Prism of the Mind
Talk #5 from the series The First Principle"The first principle, the principle that cannot be said – but we can still try. The first principle is that samsara is nirvana, that the ordinary is the extraordinary, that this world is the other..." Learn More -
Buddhas in Disguise
Talk #2 from the series The Miracle"Dogen is dealing with one of the most important aspects of Zen. His statement is not as exact as it could be, but anyway he comes very approximately near to the truth." Learn More -
Conditioning Starts in the Mother's Womb
Talk #12 from the series The New Dawn"Before I answer your question I would like everyone to know that if you are not capable of understanding me when it is a question of your personal relationships then don't bring those questions to..." Learn More -
If the Right Awareness Is There
Talk #25 from the series The Great Zen Master Ta Hui"Zen is special in many ways from other traditions of the mystics. But one thing that stands out, very unique, is these strange, small dialogues: just reading them you cannot see how those small dialogues..." Learn More -
Just Be
Talk #14 from the series This. This. A Thousand Times This: The Very Essence of ZenAlso Available As: eBook"Maneesha, it will be very difficult to understand this small anecdote without going back twenty-five centuries to Gautam Buddha and Mahakashyapa.
"It must have been an assembly like this – utterly silent and waiting for..." Learn More -
Live One Day As a Buddha
Talk #7 from the series Dogen the Zen Master: A Search and a Fulfillment"Maneesha, before I start talking about Dogen I have to make a few statements. One is about Zen master Niskriya. He had fallen so low in the West that yesterday I called him Skinhead, rather..." Learn More -
Move from Time to Timelessness
Talk #7 from the series Joshu: The Lion"s Roar"Maneesha, Zen believes in a life which you are not acquainted with, a love that you have not even dreamt of. It lives in a totally different dimension, a dimension where everything is a dance..." Learn More
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